2018年6月英语四级冲刺模拟题及答案（八）

Part I Reading Comprehension (共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)
Directions: In this part there are four passages. Each passage is followed
by four comprehension questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. Then
mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:
Some years ago the captain of a ship was very interested in medicine. He
always took medicine books to sea and liked to talk about different
diseases.
One day a lazy sailor on his ship pretended to be ill. He lay on his bunk
(铺) and groaned as if he were very sick. The captain came to see him and was
very pleased to have a patient to look after. He told the man to rest for a few
days and made the other sailors do his work. Three days later another sailor
pretended that he had something wrong with his chest. Once more the captain
looked in his medical books and told “sick” man to have a rest.
The other sailors were very angry because they had more work to do. The
patients had the best food and laughed at their friends when the captain was not
looking. At last the mate (船长副手) decided to cure the “sick” men. He mixed up
some soap, soot (烟灰), glue (胶水) and other unpleasant things. Then he obtained
permission from the captain to give his medicine to the “sick” men. When they
tasted the medicine, they really did feel ill. It was so horrible that one of
the patients jumped out of hi bunk, ran up on desk and climbed the highest mast
on the ship. He did not want any more medicine.
The mate told both of the men that they must take the medicine every half
an hour, night and day. This soon cured them. They both said they felt better
and wanted to start word again. The captain realized that the men tried to
deceive him so he made them work very hard for the rest of the voyage.
1. The first sailor pretended to be ill because he wanted to .
A. test the captain’s knowledge of medicine B. be free from work
C. have the best food on the ship D. play a joke on his friends
2. When the captain knew a sailor was ill, he .
A. didn’t care much B. sent for a doctor
C. looked after him and told him to have a rest D. gave him some
medicine
3. The patients felt better quickly because .
A. they had been given proper medicine
B. they learned that the captain had found out the truth
C. they were laughed at by their friends
D. the medicine the mate gave was horrible
4. When the captain knew he had been deceived, he .
A. told them not to do so again B. lost his temper
C. made them work harder D. fired them
5. Which of the following best summarizes the passage?
A. A sudden Cure. B. Two Patients. C. Captain and Sailors. D. A Difficult
Voyage.
Passage 2
Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:
When aluminum was first produced about a hundred and fifty years ago, it
was so difficult to separate form the ores in which it was found that its price
was higher than that of gold. The price remained high until a new process was
discovered for refining the metal with the aid of electricity approximately
three quarters of a century later. The new method was so much cheaper that
aluminum because practical for many purposes, one of which was making pots and
pans.
Aluminum is lightweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different forms.
By mixing it with other metals, scientists have been able to produce a variety
of alloys, some of which have the strength of steel but weigh only one third as
much.
Today, the uses of aluminum are innumerable. Perhaps its most important use
is in transportation. Aluminum is found in the engine of automobiles, in the
hulls of boats. It is also used in many parts of airplanes. In fact, the huge
“airbus” planes would probably never have been produced if aluminum did not
exist. By making vehicles lighter in weight aluminum has greatly reduced the
amount of fuel needed to move them, Aluminum is also being used extensively in
the building industry in some countries.
Since aluminum is such a versatile (多用的) metal, it is fortunate that
bauxite (铝土矿), which is one of its chief sources, is also one of the earth’s
most plentiful substances. As the source of aluminum is almost inexhaustible, we
can expect that more and more uses will be found for this versatile metal.
6. The price of aluminum was sharply reduced when people discovered a new
refining process with the aid of .
A. wind B. solar energy C. hydraulic power D. electricity
7. Aluminum is .
A. lightweight, rustproof but not easily shaped into different forms
B. heavyweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different forms
C. lightweight, rustproof and easily shaped into different forms
D. lightweight and easily shaped into different forms but it is easy to
become rusty
8. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Aluminum is widely used in transportation.
B. Aluminum is also used in many parts of airplanes.
C. Aluminum is being used extensively in the building industry.
D. Aluminum is not used in its pure form.
9. Aluminum is found on earth mostly in the form of .
A. pure metal B. bauxite C. gold D. liquid
10. What is the passage talking about?
A. The features of aluminum and its functions. B. The process of
aluminum.
C. The discovery of aluminum. D. The promising future of aluminum.

Passage 3
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
The idea of a special day to honor mothers was first put forward in America
in 1907. two years later a woman, Mrs. John Bruce Dodd, in the state of
Washington proposed a similar day to honor the head of the family—the father.
Her mother died when she was very young, and her father brought her up. She
loved her father very much.
In response to Mrs. Dodd’s idea that same year—1909, the state governor of
Washington proclaimed (宣布) the third Sunday in June Father’s Day. The idea was
officially approved by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. in 1924, President
Calvin Coolidge recommended national observance of the occasion “to establish
more intimate (亲密) relations between fathers and their children, and to impress
upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.” The red or white rose is
recognized as the official Father’s Day flower.
Father’s Day took longer to establish on a national scale than Mother’s
Day, but as the idea grained popularity, tradesmen and manufacturers began to
see the commercial possibilities. They encouraged sons and daughters to honor
their fathers with small thank-you presents, such as a tie or pair of socks, as
well as by sending greeting cards.
During the Second World War, American servicemen stationed in Britain began
to request Father’s Day greeting cards to send home. This generated a response
with British card publishers. Though at first the British public was slow to
accept this rather artificial day, it’s now well celebrated in Britain on the
third Sunday in June in much the same way as in America.
Father’s Day seems to be much less important as occasion than the Mother’s
Day. Not many of the children offer their fathers some presents. But the
American fathers still think they are much better fated than the fathers of many
other countries, who have not even a day for their sake in name only.
11. When did Father’s Day officially begin to have national popularity?
A. 1907 B. 1909 C. 1916 D. 1924
12. Who first started the idea of holding the Father’s Day?
A. Mrs. John Bruce Dodd B. Mrs. John Bruce’s Mother
C. The government of Washington. D. Some businessmen.
13. What flower will be popular on Father’s Day?
A. Lily B. Water Lily C. Red rose or white rose D. Sunflower.
14. Which statement is true, a according to this passage?
A. It took even longer for Mother’s Day to gain national popularity.
B. The businessmen helped to make Father’s Day popular.
C. Father’s Day is only celebrated in America.
D. Father’s Day is only a trick of the businessmen to make money.
15. What was the first reaction of the British publishing towards Father’s
Day?
A. They thought highly of it and accepted it at once.
B. They just accepted it at once without any hesitation.
C. They just thought it a joke.
D. They thought it was too artificial and took a long time to accept.
Passage 4
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
Culture shock is an occupational disease (职业病) for people who have been
suddenly transplanted abroad.
Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all
familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. Those signs are as following:
when to shake hands and what to say when meet people, when and how to give tips,
how to make purchases, when to accept and refuse invitations, when to take
statements seriously and when not. These signs, which may be words, gestures,
facial expressions, or customs, are acquired by all of us in the course of
growing up and as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the
beliefs we accept. All of us depend on hundreds of these signs for our peace of
mind and day-to-day efficiency, but we do not carry most at the level of
conscious awareness.
Now when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these
familiar signs are removed. No matter how broadminded or full of good will you
may be a series of supports have been knocked from under you, followed by a
feeling of frustration. When suffering from culture shock people first reject
the environment which caused discomfort. The ways of the host country are bad
because they make us feel bad. When foreigners in a strange land get together in
complain about the host country its people, you can be sure that they are
suffering from culture shock.
16. According to the passage, culture shock is .
A. an occupational disease of foreign people B. may lead to very serious
symptoms
C. actually not a disease D. incurable
17. According to the passage, culture shock result from .
A. the sudden change of social atmosphere and customs
B. the sudden change of our daily habits
C. the sudden loss of our own signs and symbols
D. the discomfort that we feel when faced with a foreigner
18. Which one of the following may not be a symptom of culture shock?
A. You don’t know how to express your gratitude.
B. You don’t know how to greet other people.
C. You suddenly forget what a word means.
D. You don’t understand why a foreigner shrugs.
19. According to the passage, how would a person who stays abroad most
probably react when he is frustrated by the culture shock?
A. He is most likely to refuse to absorb the strange environment at
first.
B. He is really to accept the change and adapt himself to the new
environment.
C. Although he takes the culture difference for granted, he still doesn’t
know how to do with it.
D. He may begin to hate the people or things around him.
20. The main idea of this passage is that .
A. culture shock is an occupational disease
B. culture shock is caused by the anxiety of living in a strange
culture
C. culture shock has peculiar symptoms
D. it is very hard to cope with life in a new setting

Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated and
where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions of
male superiority are hard to maintain. The pattern of sharing in tasks and in
decisions makes for equality and this in turn leads to further sharing. In such
a home, the growing boy and girl learn to accept equality more easily than did
their parents and to prepare more fully for participation in a world
characterized by cooperation rather by the “battle of the sexes”.
If the process goes too far and man’s role is regarded as less
important—and that has happened in some cases—we are as badly off as before,
only in reverse.
It is time to reassess the role of the man in the American family. We are
getting a little tired of “Monism”—but we don’t want to exchange it for a
“neo-Popism”. What we need, rather, is the recognition that bringing up children
involves a partnership of equals. There are sings that psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers, and specialists on the family are becoming more
aware of the part men play and that they have decided that women should not
receive all the credit—nor the blame. We have almost given up saying that a
woman’s place is in the home. We are beginning, however, to analyze man’s place
in the home and to insist that he does have a place on it. Nor is that place
irrelevant to the healthy development of the child.
The family is a co-operative enterprise for which it is difficult to lay
down rules, because each family needs to work out its own ways for solving its
own problems.
Excessive authoritarianism (命令主义) has unhappy consequences, whether it
wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal
responsibilities is pertinent (相关的，切题的) not only to a healthy democracy, but
also to a healthy family.
16. The ideal of equal rights and equal responsibilities is .
A. fundamental to a sound democracy B. not pertinent to healthy family
life
C. responsible for Monism D. what we have almost given up
17. The danger in the sharing of household tasks by the mother and the
father is that .
A. the role of the father may become an inferior one
B. the role of the mother may become an inferior one
C. the children will grow up believe that life is a battle of sexes
D. sharing leads to constant arguing
18. The author states that bringing up children .
A. is mainly the mother’s job B. belongs among the duties of the father
C. is the job of schools and churches D. involves a partnership of
equals
19. According to the author, the father’s role in the home is .
A. minor because he is an ineffectual parent
B. irrelevant to the healthy development of the child
C. pertinent to the healthy development of the child
D. identical to the role of the child’s mother
20. With which of the following statements would the author be most likely
to agree?
A. A healthy, co-operative family is a basic ingredient of a healthy
society.
B. Men are basically opposed to sharing household chores.
C. Division of household responsibilities is workable only in theory.
D. A woman’s place is always in the home.
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (共40小题，每小题1分，共40分)
Directions: In this part there are forty incomplete sentences. Each
sentence is followed by four choices. Choose the one that best completes the
sentence and then mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
21. The teacher the students on a tour through the art museum.
A. made B. indicated C. forced D. took
22. Tom’s parents died when he was a child, so he was by his relatives.
A. grown up B. brought up C. raised D. fed up
23. Here is my card. Let’s keep in .
A. touch B. relation C. connection D. friendship
24. So far there is no proof people from other planets do exist.
A. which B. how C. what D. that
25. The newspapers reported yesterday several on the boundaries of these
two countries.
A. incidents B. happenings C. events D. accidents
26. We’ve worked out the plan and now we must put it into .
A. fact B. reality C. practice D. deed
27. He didn’t and so he failed the examination.
A. work enough hard B. hard work enough C. hard enough work D. work hard
enough
28. Not until Mr. Smith came to China what kind of country she is.
A. he knew B. he didn’t know C. did he know D. he couldn’t know
29. Scientists say it may be ten years this medicine was put to use.
A. since B. before C. after D. when
30. In some countries, is called “equality” does not really mean equal
rights for all people.
A. that B. what C. which D. how
31. We didn’t know his telephone number, otherwise we him.
A. would telephone B. would have telephone
C. had telephoned D. must have telephoned
32. We’ve missed the last bus, I’m afraid we have no but to take a
taxi.
A. way B. possibility C. choice D. selection
33. Luckily, most sheep the flood last month.
A. endured B. survived C. lived D. passed
34. My parents always let me have my own of living.
A. way B. method C. manner D. fashion
35. Like other language skills, reading requires practice.
A. the most of B. much of the C. most of the D. more of the
36. It is only through practice one will be able to swim skillfully.
A. what B. who C. that D. which
37. The brain is capable of ignoring pain message of to concentrate on
other activities.
A. it allowed B. is it allowed C. allowed D. allowed it
38. Don’t worry, I have already them the decision.
A. informed; with B. informed; of C. informed; for D. informed; that
39. The child was sorry his mother when he arrived at the station.
A. to miss B. having missed C. missing D. to have missed
40. I wonder why he to discuss the problem at the meeting.
A. declined B. rejected C. refused D. delayed
41. You can hang up what you like on these walls.
A. bare B. empty C. blank D. vacant
42. According to a , the majority would rather have newspapers without a
government than a government without newspapers.
A. election B. campaign C. poll D. vote
43. The population of the village has decreased 150 to 500.
A. in B. at C. by D. with
44. It seems that there is that I can’t do.
A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. none
45. They are often caring more about animals than human beings.
A. accused if B. accused with C. charged of D. charged for
46. a good beginning is made, the word is half done.
A. As soon as B. While C. As D. Once
47. George could not his foolish mistake.
A. account in B. count on C. count for D. account for
48. We came into this field late, so we must work hard to the lost
time.
A. make up for B. make out C. keep up with D. put up with
49. The new law will came into on the day it is passed.
A. effect B. use C. service D. existence
50. We can separate the mixture into the pure chemical compounds it is
composed.
A. in which B. of what C. of which D. from which
51. Mrs. Lincoln has that she is unable to get a job.
A. such small education B. so little education
C. a such little education D. a so small education
52. She can’t prevent her little boy shooting birds.
A. from; to B. on; at C. with; up D. from; at
53. Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other
forms of .
A. energy B. source C. power D. material
54. A darkened sky in the daytime is usually and indication that a storm is
.
A. possible coming B. about to take place
C. close by D. expected to be severe
55. We all know that speak louder than words.
A. movements B. performance C. operations D. actions
56. , he could not cover the whole distance in fifteen minutes.
A. Fast as he can B. As he can ran fast
C. If he can ran fast D. Since he ran fast
57. Agricultural production in that country has increased in recent
years.
A. vastly B. strikingly C. considerably D. extremely
58. Peter has planned to some money every month so that he can buy a used
car next year.
A. set aside B. set up C. set in D. set along
59. Although I spoke to him many times, he never took any of what I
said.
A. attention B. notice C. warning D. observation
60. They overcame all the difficulties and fulfilled the plan three months
ahead of time, is something we had not expected.
A. that B. what C. it D. which

Part III Cloze (共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)
Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each
blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and
then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. When
they need advice, they don’t usually 61 people they know. 62 , many Americans
write letters to newspapers and magazines which give advice 63 many different
subjects, including family problem, sex, the use 64 the language, health,
cooking, children, and how to buy a house or a car.
65 newspaper regularly print letters 66 readers with problems. Along 67 the
letters there are answers written 68 people who are supposed to know how to 69
such problems. Some of these writers are doctors: 70 are lawyers or educators.
But two of the most famous writers of advice 71 women without special training
72 this kind of work. One of them answers letters 73 to “Dear Abby”. The other
is addressed 74 “Dear Ann Landers”. Experience is their preparation for 75
advice.
There is one writer who has not lived long 76 to have much experience. She
is a girl named Angel Cavaliere, who started writing 77 for newspaper readers 78
the age of ten, her advice to young readers now 79 regularly in the Philadelphia
Bulletin in a column 80 DEAR ANGEL.
61. A. talk B. ask C. tell D. speak
62. A. Because B. Instead C. When D. As
63. A. for B. in C. on D. with
64. A. with B. on C. to D. of
65. A. Most B. These C. Those D. The
66. A. from B. for C. to D. about
67. A. in B. with C. on D. for
68. A. to B. for C. about D. by
69. A. make B. overcome C. beat D. solve
70. A. some B. many C. others D. those
71. A. is B. are C. were D. was
72. A. for B. on C. at D. by
73. A. made B. addressed C. written D. sent
74. A. with B. for C. as D. by
75. A. producing B. giving C. making D. sending
76. A. time B. yet C. way D. enough
77. A. advise B. answers C. advice D. problems
78. A. at B. on C. in D. about
79. A. gives B. sends C. appears D. writes
There are two factors which determine an individual’s intelligence. The
first is the sort of brain he is born 61 . Human brains differ considerably, 62
being more capable than others. 63 no matter how good a brain he has to begin
with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence 64 he has
opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what 65 to the individual—the
sort of environment in which he is brought 66 . If an individual is handicapped
(受阻碍) 67 , it is likely that his brain will 68 to develop and he will 69 attain
the level of intelligence of which he is 70 .
The importance of environment in determining an individual’s intelligence
can be 71 by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and John. When the
twins were three months old, their parents died, and they are placed in 72
foster (寄养) homes. Peter was reared by parents of low intelligence in an 73
community with poor educational 74 . John, 75 , was educated in the home of
well-to-do parents who has been to college. This environmental 76 continued
until the twins were 77 their late teens, 78 they were given tests to 79 their
intelligence. John’s I.Q. (智商) was 125, twenty-five points higher than the 80
and fully forty points higher than his identical brother.
61. A. for B. by C. with D. in
62. A. most B. some C. many D. few
63. A. But B. For C. Still D. And
64. A. if B. thought C. as D. unless
65. A. refers B. applies C. happens D. concerns
66. A. about B. up C. forward D. forth
67. A. relatively B. intelligently C. regularly D. environmentally
68. A. fail B. help C. manage D. stop
69. A. ever B. never C. even D. nearly
70. A. able B. capable C. available D. acceptable
71. A. demonstrated B. denied C. neglected D. ignored
72. A. separate B. similar C. remote D. individual
73. A. omitted B. isolated C. enclosed D. occupied
74. A. possibilities B. opportunities C. capacities D. responsibilities
75. A. moreover B. consequently C. then D. however
76. A. exception B. division C. difference D. alteration
77. A. in B. by C. at C. for
78. A. while B. since C. when D. because
79. A. estimate B. count C. decide D. measure
80. A. average B. common C. usual D. ordinary

第II卷(共50分)
Part IV Translation (共35分)
Section A (共5小题，每小题4分，共20分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into Chinese. You may refer
to the corresponding passages in Part I.
81、The captain realized that the men tried to deceive him so he made them
work very hard for the rest of the voyage. (Passage One)
82、By making vehicles lighter in weight aluminum has greatly reduced the
amount of fuel needed to move them, (Passage Two)
83、As the source of aluminum is almost inexhaustible, we can expect that
more and more uses will be found for this versatile metal. (Passage Two)
84Not many of the children offer their fathers some presents. But the
American fathers still think they are much better fated than the fathers of many
other countries, who have not even a day for their sake in name only. (Passage
Three)
85Culture shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all
familiar signs and symbols of social intercourse. (Passage Four)
84In a family where the roles of men and women are not sharply separated
and where many household tasks are shared to a greater or lesser extent, notions
of male superiority are hard to maintain. (Passage Four)
85
Excessive authoritarianism (命令主义) has unhappy consequences, whether it
wears skirts or trousers, and the ideal of equal rights and equal
responsibilities is pertinent (相关的，切题的) not only to a healthy democracy, but
also to a healthy family. (Passage Four)
Section B (共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English.
86、如果你听从我的劝告，你可能会获胜。
87、新班机不直接飞往罗马，二是要绕道巴黎。
88、他如此愚蠢竟然认敌为友。
89、此规定不适用于你，你还未满18岁。
90、每个人手里都有一张申请表，但却都不知道送往哪个办公室。
Part V Writing (共15分)
Directions: For this part, you are given thirty minutes to write a
composition on the topic: How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic. You should
write no less than 150 words and base your composition on the outline (given in
Chinese) below:
1、为解决交通难的问题，有人建造多建造马路;
2、有人则建议限制私家车的数量;
3、我的看法。

参考答案
01-05 BCDCA 06-10 DCDBA 11-15 DACBD
16-20 CACCB 16-20 AADCA
21-25 DBADA 26-30 CDCAB 31-35 BCBAC 36-40 CCBDC
41-45 ACCAA 46-50 DDAAC 51-55 BDABD 56-60 ACABD
61-65 BBCDA 66-70 ABDDC 71-75 BABCB 76-80 DCACA
61-65 CBADC 66-70 BDABB 71-75 AABBD 76-80 CACDA
81、船长意识到这些船员是要欺骗他，因此，在余下的航程里他让他们干更累的活。
82、由于能够减轻运输工具本身的重量，铝材能大大地减少驱动它们本身所需的燃料。
83、由于铝的资源几乎是无止境的，我们可预计对这种多用途的金属将会发挥越来越多的用途。
84、不是很多孩子送给父亲礼物。但美国的父亲们仍然认为他们比在别的国家的父亲们幸运得多;因为在别的国家连一个名誉上的父亲节都没有。
85、文化震撼是由于社会交往过程中失去了所有本来熟悉的标记和符号引起焦虑而产生的。
84、在家庭中，若果男女的角色区别不明显，双方或多或少地共同分担许多家务活，男人具有优势的概念就很难存在。
85、无论是男方还是女方，过分的命令都会产生不愉快的后果。平等的权利和责任不仅关系到一个健康的民主国家，也关系到一个健康的家庭。
86. If you follow my advice, you’ll probably succeed.
87. The next flight doesn’t go direct to Rome but (it) goes by way of
Pairs.
88. He is so foolish as to take the enemy for friends.
89. The regulation doesn’t apply to you. You are under 18.
90. Everyone had an application from in his hand, but no one knew which
office to send it to.Part V 参考例文
How to Solve the Problem of Heavy Traffic
People now become more and more concerned about the heavy traffic problem.
They have proposed different ways to solve the problem. Some people have
suggested that more roads be built and expanded to relieve the pressure of
traffic. Others believe that traffic congestion is the most common problem in
modern big cities, which cannot be solved unless new ways of public
transportation are found. And still others think that the number of private cars
should be strictly controlled by the government.
Firstly, it is very difficult to construct new roads or expand the roads to
meet the new needs in the heavily populated urban area. Secondly, more and more
people in China desire to own a car to satisfy their vanity. However,
automobiles take up too much time and space. If everyone has his or her car, the
traffic congestion seems to be inevitable and driving to work would be a
nightmare. Thirdly, cars pollute our air, which eventually leads to many serious
diseases.
Therefore, in my opinion, on the one hand, more roads should be built if it
is possible; on the other hand, some measures must be taken to control the
number of automobiles in the cities, so that the traffic congestion could be
possibly be solved.